Starting in July, please note that we will begin sending out the weekly email on Fridays. This email will include information about the Worship for Sunday and events at CRFUMC. However, the submission deadline will be Wednesday at 5 p.m. to ensure that the Link can be printed on Thursday.
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Join us this Sunday Morning
8:30 a.m. Outdoor Chapel
10. a.m. Modern Service
All of our Services are live-streamed go to (www.linktr.ee/castlerockfumc )
and click on either the YouTube or Facebook option.
Liturgical Sunday: 7th Sunday After Pentecost
Liturgical Color: Red
Today’s Scripture Reading: Mark 14:22-31, 66-72
Preaching: Rev. Matt Franks
View the Gospel of Mark Reading Plan for the next month here
Don't forget that your name tags are appreciated.
In Our Prayers: Loving God we lift up to you…
The United Methodist Church
Mountain Sky Annual Conference
Our Pastors and Staff
Little Blessings Families
Conflict in the Middle East
Those suffering from the heat across our country
Jan and Bud Richter
Leona and Garrett Mathes, sister and brother-in-law to Chuck Bailey
Tom Johnson
Velva Baines
Maxine Ferguson
Connie Williams, mother of Chris Sorah mother in-law of Kari Sorah
Connie Berry, cousin of Denny Pottenger
Bess Christianson, mother of Chip Christianson
Anne Shuman
Barbra McMinn aunt of Cheryl Smith
Griffn Hammel Great Grandson of Sarah McAneny
Dave Spencer
Blakeley Huffine granddaughter of Sue Hurst
Family of Jonnie Cole, father of Johnathan Cole Morrison and Brad
Family of Sid Jordan, brother-in-law to Julie Bailey
Important Dates
Summer Worship Times Begin: 8:30 a.m. Outdoor Chapel, 10 a.m. Modern Service
July 1: Admin Council 6:30 pm in person and Zoom in the Sanctuary
July 7: Sesquicentennial “Old Time Ice Cream Social” 11 am - 1 pm; light lunch with ice cream, games and other activities following.
July 8: Sesquicentennial Steewring Committee; 5:30 pm, Library
July 11: Leah Circle of UWF, picnic in the park on Plum Creek, 11:30 am
July 17: Knot Again, 6 pm
July 18: Men’s lunch at Pegasus; 11:30 am
August 8: Leah Circle luncheon at Duke's in Castle Pines 11:30 am
August 25, 2024: Sesquicentennial Special Worship Service celebrating FUMC 150th Year in Castle Rock
Upcoming Celebrations of Life
June 29: Lois Burgener at 11 a.m. in the Sanctuary
July 3rd: Phil Ferguson at 11 a.m. in the Sanctuary
July 17: Betty Grant 11 am in the Sanctuary The Family Invites you to wear a Hawaiian shirt.
Keep up with the 150th events here: https://www.fumccr.org/150thcelebration
Help & Hope Food Drive- From Phyllis Tumey: “A big thank you to all those volunteers who helped Saturday with the Help and Hope Food Drive. We worked at Ridge Road, Quebec and Castle Pines.” Across 5 King Soopers in our county, Jim Weglarz from Help and Hope reports a total of 5937 pounds of nonperishable foods and dry goods. The three stores assigned to us brought in we 2748 pounds of those donations. Those who helped have some wonderful stories to share from the many donors they met.
July 7 Ice Cream Social Updates. Lunch, games, and contests follow the 10 am, service in the sanctuary from 11 am to 1 pm. Check the July Newsletter for more details.
Sign up at the welcome center for the following:
Volunteers are needed for 1) grilling hot dogs and serving ice cream; 2) setting up and monitoring games; 3) “anywhere needed”
Teams are needed for tug-of-war (4 to a team), corn hole tournament (2 to a team) , 3-legged races (find a buddy to race with you). Prizes will be awarded.
Costumes of the 1874 era are highly encouraged and everyone will have the opportunity to vote not only for their favorite favorite ladies’ hat and costume (gentlemen included) but also for their favorite flavor of homemade ice cream.
Additionally, there will be opportunities to tie knots in the next Knot Again project, play some old-fashioned table games, paint stars for the November Star Lighting, cheer on your favorite team, help judge contests, and visit with friends.
Be sure to invite your family and friends to join in this special celebration.
Sesquicentennial Star Painting Project: during the July 7 Ice Cream Social, everyone will have the opportunity to paint a star for the November Star Lighting Event in downtown Castle Rock. Throughout the next five months, we hope all ages and various groups will want to paint one or two of the 500+ stars we’ll be preparing that will have our church logo on the reverse side. These will be keepsake ornaments for our Sesquicentennial Year as well as an invitation to the larger community to join us in worship and service.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study will not meet in July, but will resume their study of Romans (picking up chapter 13) on August 6. New folks or drop-ins are always welcome.
Water Bottles for DCR Parade
With the Rodeo Parade approaching at the end of July we invite you to bring cases of water for us to place our sticker and info on July 21st and then hand out at the parade on the 27th. You can place your cases next to the Help and Hope Food collection underneath the coat rack.
Sesquicentennial Teeshirt Orders: Thanks to all who have purchased a teeshirt and wear it to promote our celebration in the community. If you missed ordering a Sesquicentennial teeshirt, please contact Joyce Morales-Caramello. We’d like to place one more order but need 8 more to order the next ten.
United Women in Faith/ Leah Circle: If you would like to be added to the Leah Circle Roster and receive information about our lunches, our programs, our activities, please contact MaryAlice McHugh (maryalice3150@yahoo.com) or Julie Bailey (juliesings@gmail.com) We are updating our directory this summer.
Our Summer Pop-Up Choir is off to a great start. If you’d like to sing with us this summer at the 8:30 service, just “pop in” at 8 am to warm up and mic test in the Outdoor Chapel, or just “pop up” and join us in the hymn of the day. The hymns chosen for the summer season are familiar tunes we’ve sung for years. If you are a musician/musician who would like to share your talents with a solo or duet, contact Rev. Matt or Nancy Docksey to be placed on the schedule.
Please return your pledge cards to the office ASAP this will help us craft a budget for 2024-2025 Program year. You can find the cards on the registration desk in the sanctuary. You can also email Theresa your commitment for the year as well.
Kitchen Clean Up:
Please make sure if use the kitchen you clean the kitchen. We. have had a few issues lately where things have not been left as clean as they should be.
Quilts and Old Photos:
Do you have old family photos or an heirloom quilt you’d like to have on display as we celebrate our Sesquicentennial in August? The kiosk at the back of the church already contains photos from previous historical celebrations, but we’ll be adding more as we move through the summer months. We’ll make copies of these precious photos and return them to you. See Linda Pottenger or Julie Bailey for more details. Your ancestors may not have settled in Douglas County before or since statehood, but their lives somehow initiated your journey to our church.
Photos Needed: As we celebrate the 150th year of our church, we are looking for pictures of our congregation taking part in any of our special events and regular activities. Posed photos are nice, but candid shots of people enjoying the Help & Hope food drive, the ice cream social, any of our potluck meals, backpack ministry, Time & Talent, game night, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Anyone who takes these pictures should send them to Julie Bailey (juliesings@gmail.com) or Pastor Matt (matt.franks@fumccr.org) for inclusion in our newsletter and our sesquicentennial
Print Copies of the Church Newsletter. If you would like a print copy of the monthly newsletter reserved for you, please let Julie Bailey (juliesings@gmail.com) know so you can be added to the list. These copies will have your name on them and be available for pick-up in the church office. A few more will be available for our guests at the Welcome Center.
Bible Study Opportunities:
• Rev. Sarah’s newest contemporary Bible study of Amy-Jill Levine’s The Gospel of Mark: A Beginners Guide to the Good News gathers in-person on Mondays from April 15, 2024 to May 20, 2024; 6:30PM to 8:30; Zoom Sessions meet on Fridays from April 19, 2024 to May 24, 2024; 6:30PM to 8:30PM
Help and Hope
Help and Hope Center is having a fundraiser next Tuesday, June 18th at Parry’s Pizza, all three locations, HR, Parker. Just mention Help and Hope Center and we’ll get 20%!
Paul's Mystery Ship
The Church has done a great job of supporting Paul’s Mystery Ship over the past years. Here are some events to take note of.
They are the "Charity of the Month" for June at:
COFF33 @ 209 Wilcox St, Ste. 111C
Ram3n restaurant inside Ecclesia Market
• September 22, 2024 @ 1:30 p.m. Walk starts/Ends @ 105 W. Brewing Co.For more info about Paul’s Mystery Ship go to https://www.paulsmysteryship.com/
Single Board Governance Model
Dan Hotchkiss in his book Governance and Ministry wrote:
“Governance is holding the whole institution and its work in trust, voicing its intentions, and taking responsibility for its performance. Ministry is the rest of what a congregation does—the daily work of building a community, managing resources, and transforming lives.”
The Committee on Nominations and Leadership Development has approved a plan to
adjust our governance structure to what is known as a single-board model. There is a copy
of the proposed plan on the Website under the Virtual Office.
The single-board model helps with transparency and accountability. I have experienced it in my last two churches and have found the structure very healthy for churches to function. It was the change in the Single Board that helped the Tahlequah Church pivot when COVID hit. In essence, it will be like a non-profit board. We will still have a space for the personal team to operate in the fashion of the SPRC. I am working on a date to have a town hall meeting about this proposed change.
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The Current newsletter is up on the website at https://www.fumccr.org/newsletter
This week's Quotes and Scripture
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and[i] knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?”
Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?
For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. Romans 11: 33-36 (NIV)
“We do our best to hear from God, but we are all a bit spiritually hard of hearing. Our own convictions sometimes get intermingled with what we believe God is saying to us. None of us knows everything. We’re all shaped by our environment and limited in our understanding. We do our best to hear from God, but we hear God through our individual filters, our preconceived ideas and convictions.” ― Adam Hamilton, Making Sense of the Bible: Rediscovering the Power of Scripture Today
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